Firefox Is Adding a Free Built-In VPN. Here's What It Means for YouMozilla is updating Firefox with the addition of a free VPN service built into the web browser, confirming reports we first heard about last year.Firefox VPN has been available as a stand-alone paid product, but this feature addition, which arrives with Firefox version 149, makes a free virtual private network available...

Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery In Brief Posted: 1:04 PM PST · February 26, 2026 Image Credits:Form Energy Google announced earlier this week that it was building a new data center in Minnesota that would be powered by a mix of wind, solar, and a very unique battery built by startup Form Energy that’s...

The kids ‘picked last in gym class’ gear up for Super Bowl The Super Bowl is happening in Silicon Valley this Sunday, and the Patriots-Seahawks game at Levi’s Stadium is going to be packed with tech money. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is expected to be there. Apple’s Tim Cook, too. (He has become a Super Bowl fixture since Apple Music began sponsoring the halftime show several years ago.) Longtime...

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI’s field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau’s investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Reuters. The newswire cited a source familiar with the breach, as well as court documents, and reported that the hack took advantage...

Apple's New Smart Home Display Delayed Until Fall Over Siri IssuesYour home could get smarter with Apple's Siri, but it will have to wait a few more months. Bloomberg reported the iPad-shaped AI home hub won't be ready until September, several months after the company was hoping to launch it this spring. Apple engineers first need to complete work on a new and improved Siri assistant for...